The Color Purple

"She make me happy."

"But I don't want to."

"He my husband. I'm his wife. I'm s'pose to do what he say."

"Us have each other."

"I'm thankful to see the sun every morning."

"You been living all your life."

"The more I wonder, the more I love God."

"More than that, I'm beginning to feel I'm somebody."

"But I'm still here. I'm still Black. I'm still a woman."

"He beat me like he beat the field."

"I been trying to raise myself all my life."

"But I know God don't think it wrong to enjoy whatever he have for you to enjoy."

"I love Shug Avery. God knows I do."

"Everything you done to me already done to you."

"Sometimes I ask God to give me a sign and show me he still there."

"I think singing do help. I think just trying to be good do help too."

"I just love you for who you are. Nothing more."

"This life be a hard life. But still I live."

"Your heart is a jewel."

"What happen to your face? Nothing happen to my face."

"I love God. I am just trying to obey him."

"Anytime you ready to listen, I'm here."

"But I don't think I was meant to talk to you. I think you want to talk to God."

"I'm here. I'm Black. I'm free."

"Do you ever think about leaving him?"

"Maybe God tried to tell you something too. But you was too busy listening."

"You better not tell nobody but God."

"I'm poor. I don't have nothing. But I'm somebody."

"The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of christian."

"Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved."